Iron and Lace
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In a world of fame, power, and neglect, Clementine's life is a never-ending performance for her family's satisfaction. She walks on eggshells, striving to meet impossible standards imposed upon her by her fame-driven family. Her every effort to please them falls short, leading her down a path of self-loathing believing she deserves nothing more.
She finds herself blamed for her mother's death and locked away in her own family's secret prison. Tortured and on the edge of death, she emerges three years later, ready to face her unjust fate at the hands of the criminal justice system by her own family's order.
Meanwhile, Alexei, the ruthless don of the Russian mafia, thrives in his prison confines. With his power and reputation, imprisonment is mere entertainment. But when he encounters this girl everything changes.
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